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Lamp Chimney Protector.

' Patented June 10, 1862.

To all whom it may concern:

drawings, forming part of this specification.

= protect the eyes, and so suspended as to throw UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

i LAMP-REFLECTOR AND CHIMNEY-PROTECTOR.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 35,507, dated June 10,1862.

Be it known thatI, GEORGE F. J. CoLBURN, of the city of Newark, count-yof Essex, State of New Jersey, have invented anew and Improved Shieldand Reflector for LampOhimneys; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full and exact description thereof, reference being hadto the accompanying The nature of my invention consists in applying tothe upper or draft portion of a glass lamp-chimney as a covering a metaltube so constructed as to act asa shield to protect the glass portionfrom being cracked or checked while in a heated state by the action ofthe external air, causing it to become cool too suddenly. I alsoconstruct the lower portion of this shield or tube in such amanner thatthere can be attached a piece of metal of such dimensions as will serveas a reflector and shade, to enhance the quantity of light,and to thelight in any required direction.

To enable others to make and use my invention, I will describe itsoperation and construction.

I take a piece of metal of the required shape and dimensions and form itinto a tube by soldering, clamping, spinning, or otherwise giving it ashape best adapted to fit the form of the upper section of the ordinaryglass chimney. This shield or tube is shown by Figurel in the drawings.At letter a of the lower portion is attached a hinge 'or other device,towhich I attach the metal or other portion, acting as a reflector.

Fig. 2 shows the reflector, made of a piece of metal or other materialsuitable for the purpose polished or burnished on the side next to theglass and of such dimensions as will serve to throw the light whererequired, and also to act as a shade to the eyes when the unpolishedsurface is turned toward them. Letter 1), Fig. 2, shows the hingeportion conmeeting this section with the tube portion, Fig. 1. Letter 0of the same section shows the connection of apiece of metal attached asa brace or guide to elevate or depress the reflector and sustain it anyangle required.

Fig. 3 is the cap or shield and reflector united, also the brace; Fig.4, the mode of application, being a front view of the chimney, with theseveral parts in position and ready for use. Fig. 5 is a side'view ofthe same reflector at an angle, supported by the brace.

This apparatus forms a combination that will prove of great value andservice to those using lainpchimneys. It is readily applied by slippingthe tube portion over the draft portion of the chimney, the lower edgeof the tube resting upon the bulb or lowerglass portion.

I am aware that a patent has been granted for the arrangement of a metaltube with a bulb of glass constituting a lamp-chimney, and also thatreflectors have been placed behind lampchimneys supported by variousdevices unconnected with the chimney. I therefore disclaim sucharrangements.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The arrangement and construction of a metal shield and reflector forlamp-chimneys, in the manner and for the purpose specified.

GEORGE F. J. COLBURN.

' Witnesses:

ENos RUNYoN, R0131. I. BEACH.

